diff --git a/makeanything.sh b/makeanything.sh
index aaa5913..9612bfd 100755
--- a/makeanything.sh
+++ b/makeanything.sh
@@ -129,16 +129,11 @@ $CHROOTCMD /usr/bin/chmod 755 /root/nanodesk-installer.sh || error
 
 ### set root password
 message "set root password to 'debian'"
-$CHROOTCMD 'echo -e "debian\ndebian" | (passwd root)'
+$CHROOTCMD echo -e "debian\ndebian" | $CHROOTCMD passwd root
 
 ### add debian user
-message "create user debian"
-$CHROOTCMD useradd -m -U -s /bin/bash -k /etc/skel debian
-
-### set password
-message "set password for user debian to 'debian'"
-$CHROOTCMD 'echo -e "debian\ndebian" | (passwd debian)'
-
+message "create user debian, password 'debian'"
+$CHROOTCMD echo -e "debian\ndebian\nDebian\n\n\n\n\y\n" | $CHROOTCMD adduser debian
 
 message "clear /tmp"
 $CHROOTCMD /usr/bin/rm -Rf /tmp/* || error